Chapter 61 Necessary Props for Patrolling the Forbidden Forest at Night

"Is everyone here?" Filch asked at the door, holding a lantern, but Mrs. Norris did not follow him.

"They are all here." Aaron pointed at the people behind him, "Two Slytherins, three Gryffindors.

If there are other unlucky ones, it will be another matter."

"Let's go!" Filch said nothing more and led them out of the hallway. "It's a pity that we can't use the old-fashioned punishment. In the past, we had to tie our thumbs and hang them in the basement when we were in detention. I really miss those screams."

"Isn't this too perverted?" Aaron asked meaningfully, "Are those punishments for teachers? As far as I know, the students in the school are all minors!"

"What do you know? At least Hogwarts was the most stable during that time.

There weren't so many students like you who were naughty and didn't come home at night." Filch sneered, "I still have those chains in my office. I often oil them. Maybe I'll use them one day."

The three Gryffindors were terrified and made a decision in their hearts that they would never make mistakes again in the future, and they would never be caught by Filch even if they made mistakes.

The current punishment is enough for them to drink a pot, but who knows if Filch will suddenly go crazy and punish them with the old-fashioned method one day. Just hearing these few words makes their scalps numb.

Draco's expression is also a little unnatural, but he is not worried. He has a good father who is rich and powerful. Even decades ago, the school did not dare to punish him.

Aaron smiled indifferently. He is a rule-abiding person. Even if he breaks the rules, Filch can't catch him.

This incident was completely an accident. They brought a professor to block the door. No one can resist it. There is no chance to run.

"Mr. Filch, I personally think that Hogwarts can't accommodate you. Azkaban is the one that really needs talents like you."

Filch's footsteps paused slightly, "I also thought about transferring there to be a prison guard, but unfortunately they don't need me there. Their methods of treating prisoners are much more cruel, which I will never be able to achieve."

Aaron's mouth twitched. He just said it symbolically, but this guy really has this idea.

Several people walked out of the castle, crossed a meadow in the dark, and came to the outskirts of the Forbidden Forest. The windows in Hagrid's hut with lights on were particularly conspicuous in the night.

"What are we doing here?" Draco asked, "Aren't we in detention?"

"Yes! Detention." Filch's face showed a trace of joy, "Didn't Professor McGonagall tell you? This forest is your detention room, and you are contracted by it.

You have to follow Hagrid tonight, he just has something to do."

"Not bad." Harry secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. With Hagrid leading him, this detention should be easier.

"Forbidden Forest?" Draco's face changed wildly, and his voice trembled a little. "Aaron, please tell me this is a joke. We can't go there, let alone go there in the middle of the night."

"Are you scared?" Ron teased, "Malfoy is actually afraid of a forest."

"Aren't you scared?" Aaron asked meaningfully, and then gave a thumbs up, "As expected of Weasley, you are really brave. I hope you won't be scared to pee your pants later."

"What do you mean?"

"Weasley, you idiot.

Dumbledore clearly said that students cannot enter this forest. Do you think this is a joke?

I tell you generously that this forest is very dangerous, and there are even werewolves."

As soon as Draco finished speaking, a wolf howl came out from the Forbidden Forest. It was probably the full moon that broke through the clouds that stimulated them to transform.

Ron shuddered, subconsciously clenched his sleeves, and dared not say anything.

"There are more than just werewolves in that forest." Filch turned around and added, "That's for sure."

Hagrid walked out of the hut, holding a lantern like Filch's, and his pet Fang followed behind him.

There were faint traces of tears on his face, as if he had just cried.

"These are a bunch of troublemakers, Hagrid," Filch said.

Hagrid didn't say anything, but just took a choking breath, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

He walked to the fire, slung a bag of arrows over his shoulder, and then checked the crossbow again.

"Oh my God! You are not still sad about the dragon!"

Hagrid raised his head and glanced at Filch, "Nobert is gone, Dumbledore arranged for it to go to Romania to live in a group."

"That's good." Aaron smiled, "It can be with its kind, you don't have to worry about not being able to support it, and you don't have to worry about whether your house will be suddenly demolished by it."

"It's easy to talk." Hagrid looked at Abe who was following Aaron's feet, "Are you willing to let Abe leave you and live in a group?"

"Don't even think about it.

I raised it by myself."

"That's it.

Norbert is still a baby. What if other dragons bully him? What if he doesn't like social life? "

"Uh..." Aaron frowned, "Actually, you can think of it this way. Maybe he likes social life, and maybe other dragons will protect the baby."

Hagrid nodded, but the frustration on his face did not dissipate at all.

"I said, you have to cheer up and don't be sad.

You have to go to the Forbidden Forest later!" Filch said, turning around and looking at a few people, "Good night, I hope you can come out safely, otherwise I will have to go in and collect your bodies."

After that, Filch was about to walk towards the castle.

"Wait!" Aaron stopped him.

"What's the matter?

If you are asking me, you'd better give up this idea!

The punishment was set by Professor McGonagall, and I can't cancel it. "

"No, Mr. Filch, you misunderstood, the Forbidden Forest can't scare me.

Actually, I wanted to go in during the Christmas holidays, but Professor McGonagall didn't agree at that time. "

"Then why did you call me?" Filch asked puzzledly, "You didn't want me to go in with you! That's really crazy."

"No." Aaron shook his head and pointed at the lamp Filch was holding, "I just want that.

It's late at night, and we are going to the dark forest. One lamp for six people is obviously not enough!"

"Oh!" Filch suddenly realized, "But what does this have to do with me?

You asked for all this, didn't you? You should have thought about it before you got into trouble."

"Yes, yes, you are right. You have to consider the consequences before doing bad things.

But aren't we being punished now?

It just needs a small lantern. You won't disagree, right?"

"No, of course I won't agree." Filch sneered, "I don't have any sympathy for students who make mistakes, so don't expect me to help you, even a little bit. "

"Forget it, Aaron, don't look for him." Draco said unhappily.

"Forget it! The danger of this forest will increase significantly at night.

If you can't see clearly, you might walk into the lair of a beast. "

"No, the creatures in the Forbidden Forest will give me face." Hagrid proudly puffed up his chest. He had a good relationship with the creatures in the Forbidden Forest and was confident to say such words.

"Animals will give you face, but what about plants?

You should know that it's not just animals that are dangerous in a forest. "

Hagrid was stunned for a moment, thinking of the various injuries he had suffered due to the uneven road conditions in the Forbidden Forest, he didn't know how to refute.

But it seems that it is necessary to have another lamp.

"Filch, look at this..."

"Hagrid, you don't need to persuade me, don't blame me for not giving you face."

"I'll buy it." Aaron said bluntly.

"This is the property allocated to me by the school, I have no right to sell it to you. ”

“Then renting it is fine!”

“Hmph! I don’t agree.”

Aaron raised a finger, “One Galleon for one night.”

“I admit that this price is fair, but I don’t need this little money.”

“Five Galleons.”

“This…” Filch hesitated. He didn’t have much money to spend. He had saved a sum of money in Hogwarts for so many years, which was enough for his retirement.

But no one would dislike having too much money. But seeing that there were five students who made mistakes in front of him, he still gritted his teeth and said, “This is not about money.”

“Ten gold Galleons, if you don’t agree, forget it.

At worst, I will suffer a little loss and use the Luminescent Charm for lighting. I still know this spell.”

“Wait a minute, deal.” Filch quickly put the oil lamp in Aaron’s hand, fearing that he would regret it.

“Wait a minute. "Aaron lifted Abe up, and under his reluctant gaze, he reached into his pocket. After groping for a while, he pulled out a handful of gold Galleons, "No more, no less, exactly ten."

The transaction was completed, and Filch, clutching a handful of gold coins, staggered away into the darkness, while Aaron had a lantern emitting light in his hand.